International Political Economics

Course Code:

ECON 367

Course Period:

Spring

Course Type:

Core

P:

3

Application:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

4

Course Language:

İngilizce

Course Coordinator:

Natalya Ketenci

Courses given by:

Natalya Ketenci

Course Objectives:

It has become increasingly obvious that international relations cannot be constituted as essentially concerned only or mainly with politics, and that the intensity and scope of the relationship between politics and economics has become a central element of international relations activity. This course is designed to introduce students to the study of International Political Economy.

Course Content:

Its aim is to offer students a distinctive perspective in terms of which traditional issues studied in International Relations, such as war, trade, finance, integration, international society and so on can be studied, and also through which different kinds of questions can be generated.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 12: Case Study

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing, B: Experiment, C: Homework, Q: Quiz

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
Compares basic approaches in international politic economy.	1, 2, 4, 6	1,2,3	A,C
Criticizes the basic ideologies of the economy-politics contemporarily.	1, 2, 4, 6	1,2,3,12	A,C,Q
Explains the progress of international financial institutions and the functions of them in international system.	1, 2, 4, 6	1,2,3,12	A,C,Q
Evaluates the effects of international economic progress over international relations.	1, 2, 4, 6	1,2,3,12	A,C,Q
Evaluates the central role of international trade in improving international relations.	1, 2, 4, 6	1,2,3,12	A,C,Q
Explains the importance of international monetary system for global trade and investment.	1, 2, 4, 6	1,2,3,12	A,C,Q

Course Flow

Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Introduction to the Political Economy	Robert Gilpin, The Political Economy of International Relations, Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 1987.
2	Introduction to the Political Economy	Chapter 1
3	Need for International Co-operation	Chapter 3
4	Global Trade Regime	Chapter 5
5	Regionalism	Chapter 6
6	The Domestic Sources of Foreign Economic Policies	Chapter 4
7	International Monetary System	Chapter 7
8	International Monetary System	Chapter 7
9	Mid-term Exam
10	The Logics of Economic Globalization	Chapter 9
11	Globalization and Development	Chapter 13
12	Political Economy of International Financial Crises	Chapter 8
13	Political Economy of International Financial Crises	Chapter 8
14	Final Review

Recommended Sources

Textbook		John Ravenhill, Global Political Economy, Oxford, 2014.
Additional Resources		• Robert Gilpin, The Political Economy of International Relations, Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 1987 • T.H. Cohn, Global Political Economy: Theory and Practice, Longman, 2002 • D.N. Balam, M. Veseth, Introduction to International Political Economy, Prentice Hall, New Jersey,1996

Material Sharing

Documents		Lecture notes
Assignments		End of Chapter problems and Homework Assignments
Exams		Exam questions

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1	90
Quizzes (attendance, presentation, etc.)	40	10
Assignments	0	0
	Total	100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		50
Contribution of In-Term Studies to Overall Grade		50
	Total	100
Course Category

Course’s Contribution to Program

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
		1	2	3	4	5
1	Students can keep themselves informed and analyze the current economic development in Turkey and in the world from an international political economy perspective paying a particular attention to the interaction of the Turkish economy with the global economy.					X
2	Being aware of the development and accumulation of economic thought, students can master qualitative and quantitative knowledge and methods to test various economic theories that can be applied to the analysis of the current economic problems.					X
3	Students can use statistical and econometric analyses by learning how to use information technologies that have validity and widespread use in the field of economics.
4	By learning how to learn in the field of economics, students can research and work individually or as a team using the Turkish and English academic resources.					X
5	Being aware of the ethical values, students know the individual, social and ecological dimensions of the concept of social responsibility and can prove that they understand the active citizenship duty that falls upon them within this framework.
6	Students can clearly express, present and share their knowledge, the outcomes of their studies, their ideas and comments to people in their field or other disciplines/units using the necessary data, in national and international academic and professional environments, in Turkish or English.					X
7	Students can show that understanding the universality of social rights and the concepts of social justice, which form the basis of the modern societies, and the importance of scientific perspective, which is necessary to the social development and global competitiveness.

ECTS

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the Exam Week: 15 x total course hours)	15	3	45
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	15	1	15
Mid-terms	1	5	5
Quizzes (attendance, presentation, etc.)	0	0	0
Assignments	1	25	25
Final Examination	1	10	10
Total Work Load			100
Total Work Load / 25 (s)			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

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